Fire extinguisher



July 25, 1933.

w B. BRONANDER FIRE EXTINGUISHER Filed Nov. 11, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l ll IH' July 25, 1933. w. B. BRONANDER FIRE EXTINGUI SHER Filed Nov. 11, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 B Y wwlttw Patented July 25, 1933 I UNITED ATE WILHELM .BQBRONANDER, or MoN'rcLAIm-nEwaEasE FIRE EXTINGUISHE 1 Application filedfloveinlir 11, 929. SerialiNo. 4063071..

for its salient object to provide amounting so-arranged that the extinguisher will normally be concealed from sightbut will be 1 readily and quickly accessible when needed;

Further objects ofthe invention will ap pear from the following specification taken in connection with the drawings which form a h part of this application, and in which l Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of the instrument board of a n'lotor vehicle showing a fire extinguisher mounting in connection therewith; l v Fig. 2 is t a transverse sectional elevation extinguisher mounting;

similarto Fig. 2 but showing the extinguisher support swung to openposition;

' Fig. 4 is a-lon'g'itu dinal -sectional elevation taken through the extinguisher and support Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the bracket orback plate on which the extinguisher is removably supported; and

' Fig.6 is arear elevatlonalview of the extinguisher and casing.

The invention briefly described consists of a supporting panel, such as an instrument board of a motor vehicle. havingan opening therein and a closure for the opening, the

extinguisher being detachably or removably supported by or connected to the back of the closure. y a 1 r Further details of the invention will ap- 46 pear from the following description.

In the particular embodiment of the'invention illustrated in the drawings, there is shown an instrument board 10 of a motor vehicle having an opening 11 normally closed by a door or closure 12. The closure 12 is hinged at 13 and is normally maintained closed'by a suitable catch 14. When closed, the door is preferably flush with the outer, face of the instrument board 10. The out ward movement of the door or closure is lirntaken-through the instrument board and '26 anda cap or cover27 which formsthe The body'portion 'i25 consists bra; cylinited by a stop membe'r 15 havin'ga liiglc X tending'laterally therefrom andladap'ted'to v engage the end edge of the opening when the door has swung outwardly to a predetermined extent. Attention. is called to thefact I 5" that the member 15 extends upwardly and across the axis'of the extinguisher and thus shields *"the hammer hereinafter described against accidental act-nation l a The extinguisher may I form or shape and the mounting may be constructed in any suitable manner to detach ably secure the extinguisher to" the back of a closure-or door.12. fInthe form ofthe invention' shown,the extinguisher is mounted on" a backiplate' 17 which is secured to the backof the closure "and has formed-thereon 18 and19.

The fire extinguisher "illustrated oom-: 6 I a i prises anfeldngated tubular' container 20" v Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional-elevation formed of frangible material, such 'as glass,

thereof.

from accidental breakage, fthe c'ontainer'is housed in and" covered by a casing comprise ing ajcen'tra'l or bodyportion"25,"a bottom top of the casing:

drical 'band for sleeve having [outturned I flanges 30'and31 tapered longitudinally with i respect to each'lother, as shownin'Fig. 1.3. The body portion has a plurality of lugs or 5.

lips32'struck out from the material thereof and extending through the dome shaped .bot-

tom 26 ofthe casing. ,From the showing in,

Fig. 4 it will be noted'that the lower peripheral portions 35' of the container are so 96" formed that they will rest on the portions 36 of the dome shaped bottom 26.

The cover or cap 27 which forms the t o I Q the casing is provided with lugs 40 which are adapted to engage recesses :or openings 41 formed along the upper edge of the bodyportion 25 and thecap .is also provided "with a laterally extending lug 42 which extends through aslot 43 formed in the back portion of the wallet the body portion A spring i v I 1.919316 be of any desired I In order to protect frangible container I 7 45 is positioned within the cap 27 and presses against the upper end of the container in order toprevent endwise movement of the container in the casing and to hold the container against the bottom 26.

In order to facilitate breaking the frangible container, a hammer having a head 48 and a shank 49 is slidably mounted in a bushing 50 carried by the bottom portion 26 of the con- I -Thecasing and container is secured to the V bracket by means of resilientlegs 60 and 61 of a U-shaped spring 62. The spring is secured to the front face of the back; plate 17 by means offianges 18 and 19 and lugs 65 v and 66 formed on the flanges and extending into; engagement with the spring, The upper ends of the legs60 and 61 can slide beneath the lugs 66 to permit the legs .which are 7b()\V 6Cl inwardly to be forced outwardly. In

order to mount the casing and ,containeron the back plate, the casing is positioned as shown in Fig. 3 with the legs 60 and 61 en- A gaging between the outer surface of the band or central portion -25 0f -the ,casing and the flanges 18 and 19 of the clamping plate 17 This can be accomplished by forcing oneof the legs laterally and snapping the other leg 86 ,into the'position shown in Fig. 3 or by movtapered clamping plate will be positioned with'its flanges behind the spring legs and 61. To further secure the casing to the back plate 17 and to prevent accidental removal therefrom, abail orloop ispivoted to the end 66 of theplate and is adapted to swing over the casing cover 27. and embrace the cover. 45.v door 12 is opened by pulling on a handle or button 70 and the container is removed from the back plate or. support by sliding it longitudinally or merely by grasping itlfirmly and 5D p spirit or scope ofv the invention, as expressed in the following claims.

In order to use the device, the closure on pulling it away from the bracket and then the shank 49 of the hammer is engaged against any suitable object and, forced inwardly, breaking the lower end of the frangible container. The bottom 27'0f the casing has a plurality of perforations, or'openings 55 to permit the-fire extinguishing fluid to pass therethrough. z

From the foregoing description it will be evident that a simple, practicaland effective support or mounting for a fire extinguisher has beendesigned and that'the'extinguisher willbe concealed under normal conditions ibut'canbe easily and quickly removed from its support when desired.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will be understood that the inven-;v tion is capable ofmodification and that changes in the construction and inthe arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the What I claim-is:

1. In combination, a supporting panelhav-. ing an opening therein and a closure for said opening pivoted on a substantially horizontal hinge and arranged to swing inwardly and 'downwardly,.,means for limiting the opening movement of said closure, "and a fire extinguisher detachably supported by and, resiliently carried by the inner surface of said closure whereby said extinguisher will a be readily accessible 'when the closure is ing the container downwardly so that the,

opened. 7 I

2. In combinatioma supporting panel having an opening therein and a closure for-said opening-pivoted on a substatially horizontal hinge and-arranged to swing inwardly and 1 downWardly,1neans forlimiting the opening, movement of said closure, and a'fire extinguisher detachably supportedjon the back of said closure and resilient means on the 010- sure for supporting said extinguisher, said means being arrangedto release theextinguisher when said extinguisher is pulled laterally.

I WILHELM B.'BRONANDER. 

